Key Individuals
Who is George Washington?
Who is George Washington? A leader of the French and Indian War and the Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army for the Revolutionary War.
The French and Indian War was a battle between the French and the Indian and the British. How did this help cause the American Revolution?
The war was expensive, so King George III implemented taxes to help pay for the war costs. The colonists were unhappy about this because they did not have a say in the taxes.
The authors of the Declaration of Independence were?
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This explorer sailed for Spain trying to find a route to Asia. He was the 1st person to sail across the Atlantic. He found the Caribbean Islands of San Salvador and Cuba.
Who is King George III?
The ruler of England during the Revolutionary War. Mistreated the colonists by making unfair laws.
What is the Quartering Act?
What is the Quartering Act?This act made it where the colonists had to provide shelter and food for the British soldiers.
What is right to life, right to liberty, and right to the pursuit of happiness?
The three natural rights listed in the Declaration of Independence
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?
This explorer sailed for Spain. He was trying to find the Fountain of Youth and gold. He discovered Florida.
Who is Patrick Henry?
Gave a speech saying, "Give me liberty or give me death."
What is the Stamp Act of 1765?
This act made it where colonists had to pay an extra tax on paper products including newspapers.
What is all men should have the same rights as the king?
The meaning of all men are created equal.
This group lived in the great plains and they lived in temporary homes called tipis. They traveled place to place in order to migrate with the buffalo.
Who are the Pawnee?
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The secret organization created to protest The Stamp Act of 1765.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This event happened because the colonists were angry about the Tea Tax of 1773. The Sons of Liberty dressed up like Native Americans and threw tea into the Boston Harbor.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
This explorer sailed for France. He wanted to discover the Northwest Passage. He found the St. Lawrence River.
Who are the Daughters of Liberty?
Who are the Daughters of Liberty?
What is The French and Indian War, The Stamp Act of 1765, The colonists started the slogan "no taxation without representation," The Boston Tea Party, and The Declaration of Independence was written?
Put the following events in order: The colonists started the slogan "no taxation without representation," The Boston Tea Party, The French and Indian War, The Declaration of Independence was written, and The Stamp Act of 1765 was imposed on the colonists
What is the colonists did not like how King George III was treating them with taxes?
The reasons the Declaration of Independence was written.